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Galatians 3:6-8
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6 Just as Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,[a] 7 so then, understand[b] that those who believe are the sons of Abraham.[c] 8 And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, proclaimed the gospel to Abraham ahead of time,[d] saying, “All the nations[e] will be blessed in you.”[f]

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  1. Galatians 3:6 sn A quotation from Gen 15:6.
  2. Galatians 3:7 tn Grk “know.”
  3. Galatians 3:7 tn The phrase “sons of Abraham” is used here in a figurative sense to describe people who are connected to a personality, Abraham, by close nonmaterial ties. It is this personality that has defined the relationship and its characteristics (BDAG 1024-25 s.v. υἱός 2.c.α).
  4. Galatians 3:8 tn For the Greek verb προευαγγελίζομαι (proeuangelizomai) translated as “proclaim the gospel ahead of time,” compare L&N 33.216.
  5. Galatians 3:8 tn The same plural Greek word, τὰ ἔθνη (ta ethnē), can be translated as “nations” or “Gentiles.”
  6. Galatians 3:8 sn A quotation from Gen 12:3; 18:18.
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